For employers
Meet interns and new graduates on video first.
For recruiters and hiring managers who fill internships and entry-level roles. On candid, you'll meet students and new graduates in a 60-second video pitch before you read their resume. candid isn't open yet. Ask to join, confirm your email, and you're on the early list.
Ask to joinHow candid works for recruiters
Candidates lead with a pitch of up to 60 seconds. Their resume, if they've added one, sits one tap behind it.
As candid opens to employers, you'll be able to:
- watch a feed of pitches, and search candidates by name, school or target role
- save a pitch in one tap and find it later in your saved list
- message a candidate directly
- post a role, get applications that each come with a pitch, and mark each applicant Pass, Shortlist or Offer
What candidates see
Candidates see where they stand with you. When you save a pitch, they see your company's name and logo. When you open their application, it shows on their list as Viewed. After that it shows Shortlisted or Offer, or Closed if you pass.
Why the pitch comes before the resume
AI is filtering resumes that AI wrote. When you screen for entry-level roles, they can read alike, and a short work history says little about the person.
A pitch lets you hear candidates say it themselves: what they lead with, and how they explain it in their own voice. The resume is still there when you want a second look.
Who you will meet
Students and new graduates looking for internships and first jobs. candid is opening campus by campus, starting with student clubs. How candid opens through student clubs.
So far, students join our early list with a school email ending in .edu, which they confirm. Each candidate records their own pitch, in their own words. What students record.
How early access works
The first student pitches go to a small group of employers, chosen for fit. To ask for a place:
- Tell us your company, your name and your work email. You can also tell us whether you hire interns, new graduates or both.
- Use your company address. Personal mailboxes such as Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and iCloud aren't accepted.
- Confirm your address from the link we email you. It works for 48 hours. If it runs out, sign up again and we'll send a new one.
- A person looks at each request, and we'll be in touch.
- We use your details only to contact you about candid's launch.
The rules candid keeps
These rules hold for every employer. They come from the promises we make to students. Read our promises.
- Nobody can pay to be seen first. The order you see pitches in isn't for sale.
- Candidates speak for themselves, in their own words, and can re-record until the pitch says what they mean.
- We will never sell student data.
Questions
What does candid cost?
We aren't publishing prices yet. Employers pay; students and clubs don't.
Why do you need a work email?
Your company address helps us see who you hire for when we review your request. That's why personal mailboxes aren't accepted.
When can we start?
candid isn't open yet. Ask to join, and we'll be in touch about the first pitches.
Which schools will candidates come from?
We're opening campus by campus, starting with student clubs. candid isn't open at any school yet.
Can a candidate pay to be shown to us first?
No. Nobody can pay to be seen first.
Does the pitch replace the resume?
No. When a candidate has added a resume, it's one tap behind the pitch.
Will candidates know I watched their pitch?
They'll see how many times their pitch was watched, but not who watched it. They'll see your company when you save their pitch, open their application or message them.
How is this different from a one-way video interview?
You don't write questions or send invites to start meeting people. Candidates record a pitch in their own words.
Ask for an early place.
Tell us your company and who you hire for. Confirm your work email, and we'll be in touch about the first batches of pitches.
Ask to joinAlso see: Students · Clubs · Our promises